Twitter Reacts: Louisville’s Kevin Ware Suffers Devastating Leg Injury
By Chris Walder
Mar 15, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Kevin Ware (5) on the court after falling in a collision against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the second half of a semifinal game of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden. Louisville won 69-57. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
During the first half of the Louisville Cardinals’ Midwest regional final against Duke on Sunday, guard Kevin Ware suffered a gruesome leg injury that left his teammates, coaches, the opposition and fans watching from all over the country in a state of shock, disbelief and enormous guilt.
With 6:33 remaining in the opening half, Ware went up to contest a three-point attempt by Tyler Thornton, only to land awkwardly on his leg.
The Cardinals bench appeared to be traumatized with what they saw. Early reports indicate that Ware’s shin bone was “fully protruding from his leg”. Other reports suggest that some players may have vomited upon seeing the injury.
Ware was taken off the court via stretcher and transported away via ambulance to Methodist Hospital. The school later confirmed that Ware did indeed suffer a broken leg.
I’m going to provide a link so that those who didn’t watch it live can take a look at what exactly happened. Viewer/Reader discretion is STRONGLY advised. It’s hard to watch.
We here at Sir Charles in Charge would like to wish Kevin Ware a speedy and successful recovery.
TWITTER REACTION
Our thoughts go out to Louisville's Kevin Ware. Hate to see that happen to any athlete. Here's to a speedy recovery.
— ESPN (@espn) March 31, 2013
.@tracywolfson reports Kevin Ware told his teammates: "Don't worry about me. I'll be OK. You guys go win this thing."
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 31, 2013
Re: Kevin Ware. Devastating scene, but the good news is from what was shown it should be a fairly routine surgery.
— Rush the Court (@rushthecourt) March 31, 2013
Prayers to Kevin Ware and his family.. So sad.. I'm praying for you bro.
— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) March 31, 2013
Don't know about u but it has been tough to get mentally into game since injury to Kevin Ware .
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) March 31, 2013
IMO, CBS made the wrong choice by not showing Kevin Ware's injury, at game speed, just once for journalistic purposes.
— Malcolm Kelly (author of SPROG) (@sportsnag) March 31, 2013
Doc on Kevin Ware: "As a player you don't think about [that risk] but I can't imagine what his parents and Pitino went through seeing that."
— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) March 31, 2013
My Prayers to Kevin Ware, a great player that plays hard, I wish him the best recovery!!!
— Leandro Barbosa (@TheBlurBarbosa) March 31, 2013
Can't imagine the emotions being felt in the Louisville locker room at halftime. #KevinWare pic.twitter.com/LhV8GoD0dW
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 31, 2013
Prayers go out to KEVIN WARE and his family!!! Heal quickly !
— Kenny Smith (@TheJetOnTNT) March 31, 2013
RT @BossCloss33: Wishing you a speedy recovery, Kevin Ware. Stay strong, young fella!
— Scott Campsall (@ScottCampsall) March 31, 2013
I have read about Kevin Ware's ankle injury on Twitter and do not want to see it all.
— Ehsan Kassim (@Ehsan_Kassim) March 31, 2013
Pray for Kevin Ware ❤ Most of us know what it's like to have a teammate get injured
— cheer obsessed (@cheerobsessedxo) March 31, 2013
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